Very Rev. Dennis A. Nikolić, V.F., Pastor Rev. Seán M. Connolly, Parochial Vicar Rev. Simon Nwachukwu, Hospital Chaplain Deacon Richard Trapani Deacon Albert Loeffler Deacon Alexander Gapay

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Coordinator: Ms. Linda Byrons: 845-343-4415

SUNDAY MASS Saturday evening: 5:30 Sunday morning: 7:00, 9:00, 9:00 (Latin), 11:30 Sunday afternoon: 1:00 -- en Español

DAILY MASS Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. -- en Español Saturday: 8:00 a.m.

HOLY DAYS Mass and Confession schedule announced ahead of time.

CONFESSIONS

Saturdays: 4:15-5:00 p.m. and 7:30-8:00 p.m.

Other occasions as announced Also by appointment

BAPTISMS For registered parishioners, by appointment, after instruction. Sundays at 2:30 p.m.; second through last Sunday in English, first Sunday in Spanish.

PARENT BAPTISMAL INSTRUCTION Meetings in the Parish Center

English: Third Saturday, 9:15-10:15 a.m. Spanish: Fourth Saturday, 9:00-10:00 a.m.

MARRIAGES

For registered parishioners. Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance.

PASTORAL VISITS

Communion for the home-bound and anointing of the sick: please call the Rectory: 845-343-6013.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION (RCIA)

For adults interested in becoming Catholics and for Catholics who need to receive Communion and/or Confirmation: please call the Rectory: 845-343-6013.

LITURGY

Eucharistic Ministers: Coordinator, Deacon Trapani Lector Coordinator: Mr. Martin Suchy Organist: Mr. Joseph Bertolozzi

DEVOTIONS

Perpetual Adoration In Chapel: 24 hours a day, . 7 days a week.

Miraculous Medal Novena: Mondays, 7:00 p.m. First Friday: Holy Hour 8:00-9:00 p.m. First Saturday: Rosary after the 8:00 a.m. Mass First Saturday: Holy Hour 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. in Spanish Rosary Crusade for Life: First Sunday of the month, . 4:00-5:00 p.m.

PARISH SERVICES

Food Pantry: Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon Senior Dining: Serving lunch Mon.-Fri. 845-956-1428 Parish Website: www.SJChurch.com Parish E-Mail: Parish@SJChurch.com Youth Group: Schedule published in the bulletin

Church of St. Joseph 149 Cottage Street , Middletown, N.Y. 10940 (845) 343-6013 www.SJChurch.com

Welcome to Our Parish

TThe Baptism of the Lord

January 12, 2020

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD JANUARY 12, 2020

for the Week of January 12 – January 19 SAT: 5:30pm Robert Hoffman SUN: 7:00am Barbara Dybski 9:00am Antonio Mastria Ruthann Donovan LATIN: 9:00am – Intention Available -- 11:30am All Parishoners Living & Deceased 1:00pm -- por los difuntos -- MON: 7:30am Jacob Varghese 12:10pm Anna Maria Siena TUE: 7:30am Vito Romito 12:10pm Evarist Baturaine WED: 7:30am Michael J. Mingolla 12:10pm Leonard Benedetto 7:00pm -- por los difuntos -- THUR: 7:30am Francesca Loguercio 12:10pm Eugenio & Lucrezia Fotino FRI: 7:30am Anthony Andreola & Louise Doherty 12:10pm Giuseppe DePaulis SAT: 8:00am Michael Partridge 5:30pm Thomas, Catherine, John & James Stanford SUN: 7:00am All Parishoners Living & Deceased 9:00am Aiden Jacob Desouza & Albertina Fernandez LATIN: 9:00am – Intention Available -- 11:30am Barry B. White 1:00pm -- por los difuntos --

Note: Mondays through Fridays, 12:10 p.m. Mass is

offered for an increase in vocations. An additional intention may be requested.

+ PRAY FOR + Mary C. Olsen, Ed Cummings,

Michael Partridge, Leonard Benedetto

PERPETUAL ADORATION

Throughout the Christmas season, we joyfully sang out, “O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord”. While we no longer sing the hymn during Ordinary time we should still come and adore Jesus. As we move through the liturgical year, we quickly encounter Jesus the teacher, the miracle worker, the forgiver of sins, the Redeemer. We should be moved to come and adore Jesus as we see His great love and mercy for us.

Our Blessed Sacrament Chapel is open 24/7 so that we can come and adore Jesus. You might find it convenient to stop into the Chapel before or after work. Perhaps as a stay-at-home mom, you might be able to come to adore Jesus while the children are at school. If a loved one is ill, you might stop in to beg Jesus for healing before or after you have visited at the hospital. Come. Just come and adore Jesus. He is true God and true man and He waits for you day and night. He will be pleased to see you, to hear of your love or your weariness. Come, as the shepherds came to the manger so long ago. You, too, will be refreshed and see things in a new light.

Our Chapel is open continuously because of dedicated Guardians of the Eucharist. Eachone has committed to being with Our Lord for one particular hour of one particular day each week. Without them, we could not keep the Chapel open. Perhaps Jesus is calling you to be a Guardian. For more information, call Marty or Clarice Suchy at 845-692-4510.

FOR WEATHER-RELATED CLOSINGS OF THE CHAPEL YOU MAY CALL THE CHAPEL RECORDING 845-956-1455 (this number might not work from a Spectrum house phone)

YOU MAY ALSO CALL: 845-343-6013, ext. 105

ST. JOSEPH’S PURGATORIAL SOCIETY All parishioners have the opportunity to enroll the names of deceased loved ones in the Purgatorial Society. The Purgatorial Society Mass will be held on the last Friday of each month at 12:10 p.m. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel beginning in January, 2020. The offering to be enrolled in the Purgatorial Society is $120 per name (a total of 12 Masses for one year will be said for your loved one). Please stop by the Parish Office if you are interested in having a loved one enrolled. Aside from listing one name, the listing of a husband and wife together or a family name is also acceptable. Enrollment in the St. Joseph’s Purgatorial Society is a great act of charity towards our beloved dead ensuring that they are being prayed for all year round at God’s Altar. The names of the souls for whom we are praying will be visibly presented on an elegant board placed in the sanctuary at the Purgatorial Society Mass. You may enroll at any time during the year and will be contacted for the opportunity to renew your enrollment for another year just before the twelfth and final Mass of your enrollment is offered.

St. Joseph’s Purgatorial Society Form Name of the soul to be prayed for at Mass:

__________________________________________

Name of the purchaser of the enrollment:

____________________________________

Date on which this form is submitted to the Parish Office:

___________________________________

Your contact information:

Telephone: __________________________

E-Mail: __________________________________

$120 payment must be attached to this form.

BAPTISM AND LIFE

Today we are presented with the mystery of Christ’s baptism and our own. Jesus is baptized in order to reveal himself as God’s only Son, and to reveal His mission of sharing that son-ship with us sinners. The reality of His mission, and our status as baptized Christians, help us understand our commitment to a culture of life. Baptism gives us our identity as “the people of life.” “Baptized into Christ’s victory over death, we are also sent to proclaim, celebrate, and serve that victory. When we renew the vows of our baptism, we say that we “reject Satan and all his works.” Chief among those works is death. Yet the Son of God has destroyed death, and that means that we who follow Him likewise are called to stand against it. Abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty are all a contradiction to baptism. Baptism expresses the hospitality of God’s Church, and the responsibility incurred by the fact that God has entrusted us to the care of one another.

SHORT THOUGHT ON THE SCRIPTURES

The greatest act of love we can show others is to let them go to the Lord, to direct them to the Lord as John the Baptist directed his own disciples. There was only so much John could do in leading his disciples to Jesus. They had to make their own personal response to the call of Jesus to come and see. There is only so much any of us can do to lead others to the Lord. At some point, we need to make our own personal response to the Lord’s personal call to each one of us to come and see, and then to remain with him.

-- Deacon Albert Loeffler

HOLY HOUR FOR HEALING There will be a Holy Hour for Healing and Reparation today, January 12, at 3 p.m. Individual prayer and anointing will be given after the Holy Hour to those who desire it. For more information, please call Deacon Alex Gapay at 914-443-1435. .

FLU SEASON IS HERE The flu season has started with medical personnel reminding us to wash our hands with warm, soapy water and to cover our coughs and sneezes. At church, we will not offer the exchange of peace, as we have done in the past. Please respect your neighbors at Mass. We will resume inviting all to exchange a sign of peace when the flu season has passed.

UPDATES FOR THE NEW YEAR

As we begin a new year, our Catechists are taking the children over to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel for brief periods of Eucharistic Adoration. Once again, we’d like to thank Deanna Villegas and Dominick Russo for their leadership in coordinating the Christmas Children’s Mass and Pageant. We remind all catechists and parents that 50/50 Calendar Raffle tickets are still available in the Religious Education Office. If you have not purchased a calendar raffle, please stop in the office. We have a full month of classes in January. In case of bad weather, please remember that we follow the Middletown School District. If Middletown Schools are closed … we are closed. If after-school activities are cancelled … Religious Education classes are cancelled. May God bless you all in this New Year of 2020!

USE OF PARISH FACILITIES

Any organization that wants to reserve the Parish Center Gymnasium or meeting room, kitchen or the old Parish Center must contact the Rectory to fill out a request form and submit it at the Rectory for authorization from the pastor. Only parish-affiliated groups may use the facility. Organizations will be notified upon approval. All forms must be completed in full and approved in order to reserve any of the facilities. Please note that it might take up to several weeks to obtain approval and that filling out the form neither guarantees availability nor approval of your event.

UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION

Do you have changes in your contact information? If so, we would like to know so we can update our records and serve you better. If you have moved, changed phone numbers or made any other major changes, please let us know. You can email us at parish@sjchurch.com or call us at 845-343-6013.

ST. JOSEPH’S YOUTH GROUP

Our youth group will meet next Sunday, January 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Center Gymnasium. All eighth- grade and high school-aged students are welcome.

CHILD PROTECTION

Anyone who needs to report an alleged incident of sexual abuse of a minor by priest, deacon, religious or lay person serving in the Archdiocese of New York is asked to contact Sr. Eileen Clifford, O.P. at 212-371-1000, ext. 2949 or Deacon George J. Coppola at 917-861-1762. Both may also be reached via e-mail at victimassistance@archny.org Information can also be found on the Archdiocese website www.archny.org In keeping with the Archdiocesan policy regarding sexual abuse of minors, this information is provided to ensure that our children remain safe and secure. Cualquier persona que necesite repórter algún incidente de abuso sexual de un menor por un sacerdote, diacono, religioso/a, o laico sirviendo en la Arquidiócesis de Nueva York, se le pide que por favor contacte Hermana Eileen Clifford, O.P. al (212)371-1000, extensión 2949 o Deacon George Coppola al 917-861-1762. Ambos también pueden ser contactados vía correo electrónico: victimassistance@archny.org Para más información pueden visitar la página en la red de la Arquidiócesis: www.archny.org De acuerdo con las normas de la Arquidiócesis respeto al abuso sexual de menores, esta información se provee para asegurar que nuestros niños permanezcan seguros.

SPREADING THE WORD

If you have an announcement of interest or importance to our Parish community, please submit it, in paragraph form, to the Church’s email address: parish@sjchurch.com Please include the time, date and site of your event plus the full name of a contact person, including a phone number. All items must be received no later than the Thursday that precedes the publication date by 10 days. Submissions may be edited for space considerations, and submitting an item is no guarantee of publication.

CEMETERY/MAUSOLEUM DECORATIONS

Starting January 14, we will be removing all Christmas decorations around the cemetery and mausoleum. If you wish to keep items, please remove them before January 13. Please be respectful and mindful of the rules and regulations of the cemetery and mausoleum. If you need a copy of the Rules and Regulations, please call the Parish Office at 343-6013. Thank you.

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